Biology:Betula pumila
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Short description: Species of birch
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Betulaceae |
| Genus: | Betula |
| Subgenus: | Betula subg. Chamaebetula |
| Species: | B. pumila
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Betula pumila (dwarf birch[2] or bog birch[3]) is a deciduous shrub native to North America. Bog birch occurs over a vast area of northern North America, from Yukon in the west to New England in the east and all the way to Washington (state) and Oregon, inhabiting swamps and riparian zones in the boreal forests.
Description
It reaches 1–4 m (3–13 ft) in height. Like other birches, it is monoecious and its reproductive structures are catkins. Leaves are alternate but close together, especially on slow growing individuals. Leaves are coarsely dentate and rounded at the base.
References
- ↑ Stritch, L. (2018). "Betula pumila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T194637A2354664. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T194637A2354664.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/194637/2354664. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ "Betula pumila". http://www.nanps.org/plant/plantd.aspx?plantid=516.
- ↑ "Betula pumila". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=BEPU4.
External links
- Furlow, John J. (1997), "Betula pumila", in Flora of North America Editorial Committee, Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), 3, New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500265
- Native Plant Database profile, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas at Austin
Wikidata ☰ Q469316 entry
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